Environmental Manager

About the role

The Environmental Manager will lead HBM Nigeria’s environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives across cement manufacturing operations. You will develop and maintain an ISO 14001‑compliant EMS, oversee pollution control, and ensure all regulatory requirements are met.

Key responsibilities

• Define and monitor short‑, medium‑ and long‑term environmental goals aligned with plant objectives.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve environmental policies, procedures and the plant’s environmental management plan.
• Ensure compliance with local (NESREA, FMEnv) and international environmental laws, permits and standards.
• Manage environmental budgets, performance indicators and reporting for ISO 14001, regulatory authorities and corporate headquarters.
• Lead community stakeholder engagement, biodiversity management, quarry rehabilitation and environmental awareness programs.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing environmental impacts in cement production, including kiln, quarry and raw material processing.
• Demonstrated success obtaining and renewing environmental permits and handling air, water and waste compliance.
• Strong knowledge of GHG protocols, carbon‑footprint accounting and emission‑limit reporting.
• Ability to develop and deliver training programmes for environmental personnel.

Required skills

• ISO 14001:2015 implementation and EMS maintenance.
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) development.
• Air emissions monitoring, stack testing, bag filters, ESPs and ambient sampling.
• Waste segregation, hazardous waste handling, co‑processing of alternative fuels (RDF, biomass, tyres).
• Water treatment, discharge standards and water‑reuse systems.